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The Project Management Institute (PMI) is updating the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam, with significant changes taking effect on November 8th, 2024. Whether you're currently studying or planning to start your preparation, these updates will impact your path to certification. In this episode, we break down everything you need to know about the upcoming changes and how they affect you.
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Cornelius Fichtner introduces exciting new benefits for premium subscribers to The Project Management Podcast. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming soon:
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Episode Summary
In this episode of The Project Management Podcast, host Cornelius Fichtner continues his detailed guide on using the PMP Exam Simulator at www.pm-exam-simulator.com/. This time, he focuses on statistics' critical role in exam preparation. Cornelius explains how to interpret the data provided by the simulator to identify your weak areas and improve your study focus. By leveraging these statistics, you can tailor your preparation strategy to ensure you are ready for the actual PMP exam.
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In this episode of The Project Management Podcast, host Cornelius Fichtner continues the in-depth exploration of the PMP Exam Simulator at www.pm-exam-simulator.com/. This episode is about guiding you through taking a full-length 180-question PMP practice exam within the simulator. Cornelius shares invaluable tips on when to incorporate full-length exams into your study routine, how to navigate the simulator, and the types of questions you will encounter on the actual PMP exam.
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In this episode of The Project Management Podcast, we explore the first part of our series on using the PMP Exam Simulator at www.pm-exam-simulator.com/. We focus on the simulator's quiz function, a powerful tool for targeted learning and rapid improvement in your PMP exam preparation. By taking short, domain-specific quizzes, you can effectively check your understanding of specific topics and identify areas that need more attention.
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In this episode, Cornelius Fichtner unveils a comprehensive four-week study plan designed to help you pass the PMP exam efficiently and effectively. This episode is perfect for anyone feeling pressed for time but determined to achieve their PMP certification. Cornelius, with his extensive experience in project management training, breaks down the study process into manageable weekly schedules, focusing on the People, Process, and Business Environment domains. He also emphasizes the importance of practical tips and consistent practice through PMP exam simulators.
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In this milestone 500th episode of The Project Management Podcast, Cornelius Fichtner reflects on nearly two decades of podcasting excellence. Since its inception in September 2005, the podcast has grown from a niche initiative to a recognized voice in project management. Cornelius shares significant milestones, including the remarkable number of downloads and the extensive global reach, highlighting the support from listeners worldwide. The episode also acknowledges top interview guests who have contributed their expertise and insights over the years, enriching the podcast's content.
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📍 In this 15-minute session, we dive deep into the significant changes coming to the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. From the implementation of enhanced data forensics to the implications of a delayed feedback system, we've got you covered. Are you curious about how this might affect your PMP journey? Or how the instructors and PMI will navigate this transition?
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Join Cornelius Fichtner for the launch of The PM PrepCast Leadership Academy Interviews, our advanced video series on project leadership. If you want to go above and beyond your project management competencies then this masterclass with conversational interviews from 15 distinguished global leaders is for you. Project leadership is not one-size-fits-all, so we built this class with the senior project manager who is on a leadership track in mind.
We'll talk about how the course helps you become a change maker in your organization, win and maintain your team's trust, how to get assigned to more critical projects, but most importantly, create meaningful and lasting change.
The premise is, that there are some topics everyone gets wrong on the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. Being able to answer tricky questions can mean the difference between a pass and a fail. Using data from thousands of mock PMP exams and insights from experienced classroom trainers, he identified, analyzed and explains the project management concepts that most students struggle to grasp.
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On Jan 1st 2021, the Project Management Institute (PMI)® rolled out an updated Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. For example: The PMP® exam went from 200 questions down to 180 questions, 50% of the exam is now on agile and hybrid methodologies, and there are two ten-minute breaks. And these are just three of the many changes
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Are you thinking about taking the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam?
Perhaps you are well into your PMP® studies already. Join Cornelius Fichtner, PMP as he shares a wealth of great information to help you prepare for your exam, as well as his up-to-date recommendations on how to best study for the 2021 PMP Exam.
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We are recording more and more of our episodes as videos and then make them available to you in both video and audio-only format. In this episode, we show you how to watch the video version of The PM Podcast.
Spoiler alert: Click the "Play video episode" link that you see above.
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In this episode, we explore Cornelius Fichtner's recommended Ten Steps to Pass Your Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam.
When Cornelius Fichtner prepared for his PMP exam he was frustrated with the outdated, incorrect and often contradictory recommendations people give to help candidates prepare for and pass their PMP exam. And so, to help you avoid this frustration, he created this easy to follow, ten-step approach to preparing for and passing your PMP exam.
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Our topic today is the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. And if you are a regular listener of The PM Podcast, then you know that I am a PMP® trainer and that my company offers PMP training. Therefore, spoiler alert, in this episode, my guest and I will not only help you get ready for the exam, but we will also be mentioning the PMP products and services that we offer to our students. So expect some promotions.
And my guest is Jeff Furman. He's been on the show previously, and today, we are going to talk about his new book "Boost Your PMP Score: Learn The Keywords In Sets: 2nd Edition: For PMP 2021".
The book's idea is that when you study for the PMP exam, you will come across many concepts, topics, and key ideas that seem to come in pairs. For example, the "project baseline" and the "performance baseline". They are related, but not quite the same. And in his book, Jeff gives you the list of these and an approach of how to make learning these more fun.
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If you are a certified project manager, and - in particular - if you hold a certification from The Project Management Institute (PMI)® then you know that your certification has to be renewed every three years. The process is quite simple:
After you are certified you have to earn a specified number of professional development units (PDUs)
If you are a Project Management Professional (PMP)® the number is 60, and for a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® it's 30
You'll have to report your PDUs with PMI® and at the end of the three years you pay the renewal fee, which starts the next 3-year cycle for you to earn the next set of PDUs
But... where do you find those PDUs? And how do you find free PDUs?
Well... you have come to the right place because over the last decade, I have published 458 episodes here on The PM Podcast, and most of them qualify for free PMI PDUs.
So here is the recording of a recent live stream where I presented how to earn PDUs from this very podcast. As always, with lots of questions from the audience.
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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam is not an easy exam. It is an advanced, experience-based exam that you can only take if you can successfully show that you meet all the requirements.
And the requirement that most candidates have a hard time with is the need to show at least 4,500 (in some cases even 7,500) hours of leading and directing projects. Even though candidates know all of their projects and how many hours they have worked on, they find it difficult to quickly identify if their experience hours actually count.
In this episode, Cornelius Fichtner helps you answer the question Do I Qualify for the PMP® Exam? by walking you through this simple, five-step process:
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If you are preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam then you have come to the right place. In this episode, Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, CSM answers about 40 questions during a live stream. (Our apologies that the audio and video are slightly out of sync during the first and last minute of the recording.)
The PMP® Exam is changing. A new Exam Content Outline (ECO) was published in 2019 and it will go into effect on January 02, 2021.
And if you are thinking about taking and passing your exam in 2021 then you may have lots of questions about this changeover. Watch this video to get your answer. And if your question wasn't answered, then please ask in the comments below. We'll answer you here.
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